2017 Longford Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Longford Senior Football Championship was the 101st running of the Longford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Longford, Ireland since the first County Championship was held in 1890 (100 completed since 1890, 1 started but not completed in 1891). The 2017 tournament consisted of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Longford in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Longford S.F.C.
Season2017
ChampionsMullinalaghta (4th title)
RelegatedFr. Manning Gaels
St. Brigid's Killashee
Winning CaptainShane Mulligan
Man of the MatchRian Brady
Winning ManagerMickey Graham
Matches played31
2016
2018

Mullinalaghta St. Columba's were the defending champions after they defeated Abbeylara in the previous year's final. In the final, they repeated their victory over the same opponents, retaining their title for the first time ever.

This year St. Brigid's Killashee returned to the senior grade after a 3-season absence since relegation in 2013 after claiming the 2016 Longford Intermediate Football Championship title, However they made the straight drop back down to the middle grade after finishing bottom of their group this year. Fr. Manning Gaels also joined them in the middle tier for the first time in 42 seasons, after losing their Relegation Play-off final.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

Group Stage

All 12 teams entered the competition at this stage. Groups A and B each consisted of 4 seeded teams (the previous year's quarter-finalists) with 3 teams from each group progressing to the Quarter-Finals. Group C consisted of the 5 unseeded teams (seeding based on the previous year's performance). 2 teams from Group C proceeded to the Quarter-Finals while the bottom finisher was relegated to the 2018 I.F.C. 3rd and 4th in Group C played off in a Relegation final to decide the second team to be relegated.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

The top 8 teams from the league stages qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The winners of Groups A and B are kept on opposite sides of the draw.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Mullinalaghta St. Columba's 1-12 (2-8)  
Killoe Young Emmets 0-8 (0-14)     Mullinalaghta St. Columba's 0-15 (1-11)  
Dromard 0-15     Clonguish 0-8 (0-14)  
Clonguish 1-14       Mullinalaghta St. Columba's 0-13
Ballymahon 0-12       Abbeylara 1-7
Mostrim 1-16     Mostrim 2-12
Colmcille 0-14     Abbeylara 3-13    
Abbeylara 0-15  

Quarter-Finals

26 August 2017
18:45
Quarter-Final
Mullinalaghta 2-8 – 0-14 Killoe Young Emmets Pearse Park
Referee: Patrick Maguire (St Mary’s Granard)
David McGivney 0-5f, John Keegan and James McGivney 1-0, Rian Brady 0-2, Aidan McElligott 0-1 Report Sean McCormack 0-4 (0-2f), Larry Moran 0-3, Daniel Mimnagh (1 '45), Denis McGoldrick (0-1f), Mark Hughes 0-2 each, Mickey Quinn 0-1

27 August 2017
18:30
Quarter-Final
Clonguish 1-14 – 0-15 Dromard Pearse Park
Referee: Michael Farrell (Ballymahon)
Joe O'Brien 0-7 (0-6f), Paul Barden 1-2, Paddy Dowd 0-2f, David Barden, Chris Gordon, Ciaran Williams 0-1 each Report Francie McGee 0-7 (0-5f), Jamsie Martin 0-4 (0-3f), John Sheridan 0-2, Ronan McEntire and Cian Mimnagh 0-1 each

2 September 2017
18:30
Quarter-Final
Ballymahon 0-12 – 1-16 Mostrim Pearse Park
Referee: Gerard Carberry (Killoe Emmet Og)
Colm Flynn 0-5 (0-4f), Joe Kelly 0-3 (2 '45, 0-1f), Thomas Mulvihill and Kyle Fitzmaurice 0-2 each Report David Morgan 1-6, Cillian Lynn 0-4 (0-2f), Brian Farrell 0-3, Darragh Doherty 0-2 (0-1f), Gerard Smith 0-1

3 September 2017
18:30
Quarter-Final
Colmcille 0-14 – 0-15 Abbeylara Pearse Park
Referee: Donal Kane (Young Grattans)
Rory Hawkins 0-6 (0-3f), Barry McKeon 0-4 (0-2f), Cathal Reilly 0-2, Gerry Mulligan (1 '45) and Declan Reilly 0-1 each Report Robbie Smyth 0-13 (0-9f), Jason Kelly and Padraig Berry 0-1 each

3 September 2017
16:45
Quarter-Final Replay
Mullinalaghta 1-12 – 0-8 Killoe Young Emmets Pearse Park
Referee: Aiden Dowler (Moydow Harpers)
Jayson Matthews 0-6 (0-4f), Rian Brady 1-1, James McGivney 0-3, Dónal McElligott and David McGivney (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Mark Hughes 0-3 (0-1f), Padraig McCormack, Paddy Kiernan, Daniel Mimnagh, Séamus McCormack, Ciaran Donohoe 0-1 each

Semi-Finals

16 September 2017
18:00
Semi-Final
Mullinalaghta 1-11 – 0-14 Clonguish Pearse Park
Referee: Patrick Maguire (St Mary’s Granard)
David McGivney 0-5f, Conor McElligott 1-0, Jayson Matthews 0-2 (0-1f), Dónal McElligott, James McGivney, Rian Brady, Michael Cunningham 0-1 each Report Joe O'Brien 0-7 (0-4f), Paddy Dowd 0-3, Ciaran Williams 0-2, Paul Barden and Stephen Nortion 0-1 each

23 September 2017
17:45
Semi-Final
Abbeylara 3-13 – 2-12 Mostrim Pearse Park
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Ballymahon)
Conor Berry 2-1, Robbie Smyth 0-6 (0-3f), Jason Kelly 0-4 (0-3f), Fergal Battrim 1-0, Brian Smyth and Bernard Crawford (1 '45) 0-1 each Report Brian Farrell (0-2f) and David Morgan 1-3 each, Cillian Lynn (0-2f) and Darragh Doherty (0-1f) 0-3 each

23 September 2017
15:45
Semi-Final Replay
Mullinalaghta 0-15 – 0-8 Clonguish Pearse Park
Referee: Ger Egan (St Mary’s Granard)
Jayson Matthews 0-6 (0-2f), David McGivney 0-2, Dónal McElligott, Shane Mulligan, Conan Brady, John Keegan, Rian Brady, James McGivney, Conor McElligott 0-1 each Report Joe O'Brien 0-5 (0-4f), David Barden 0-2, Colin Farrell 0-1

Final

8 October 2017
4:00 pm
Final
Mullinalaghta 0-13 – 1-7 Abbeylara Pearse Park, Longford
Attendance: 4,215
Referee: Aidan Dowler (Moydow Harpers)
Man of the Match: Rian Brady
Rian Brady 0-4, David McGivney (0-2f), James McGivney, Conor McElligott 0-2 each, Conan Brady, Donal McElligott, Jayson Matthews (0-1f) Report Robbie Smyth 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), James McEntire, Barry Smyth, Jason Kelly (0-1f) 0-1 each

Relegation Playoff

Relegation Final

25 August 2017 St. Mary's Granard 2-18 – 1-10 Fr. Manning Gaels McGann Park, Kenagh
Referee: Aiden Dowler
Report

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

References

  1. "Longford Leader Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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